In the GO first read above orders were issued providing all the Members of Legislative Assembly with clerical assistance for attending the work relating to their respective constituency of the MLA. In para 2 of the above GO orders were issued for appointment of personal assistants to the MLA’s on deputation basis from Govt., departments upto UD cadre subject to the following conditions:

i.

The candidate for appointment as Personal Assistant shall be as per the
choice of the Member of Legislative Assemble concerned out of his
Constituency/concerned district establishment.

ii.

The appointment of Personal Assistant shall be by drafting deputation
from Government Departments up to U.D. cadre.

iii.

The appointment of Personal Assistant will be terminated/reverted back to
his parent Department whenever the Member of Legislative Assemble
concerned vacates his office or at any time the services of Personal
Assistant are no longer required by the Member of Legislative Assembly.

iv.

The P.A’s are allowed to draw a Fixed Traveling Advance of Rs.1,000/-
(Rupees one thousand only) per month.

v.

The expenditure towards Salaries and Fixed Traveling Advance of the
employee so appointed as Personal Assistant to the Member of Legislative
Assembly and issue orders of appointment as Personal Assistant to
Member of Legislative Assembly immediately.

2. In the G.O. second read above an amendment was issued substituting para(2) of the GO 1st read above by the following:

i.

The candidate for appointment as Personal Assistant shall be as per the
choice of the MLA concerned out of his Constituency/concerened District
Establishment. In exceptional cases, the persons working in other Districts
may also be appointed if the MLA so insists.

ii.

The appointment of P.A.’s shall be by drafting personnel including
Technical personnel up to the cadre of Senior Assistant working in
Government Departments, including the Departments not under the
District Administration like Jails, Colleges etc., and also from the Local
Bodies and State Government Public Undertakings/Corporations.

iii.

The appointment of P.A. will be terminated/reverted to his parent
Department whenever the MLA concerned vacates his office or at any
time if the services of the PA are no longer required by the concerned
MLA

iv.

In exceptional cases, where the MLA insists on appointment of a retired
Government Employee as his PA such appointment may be done on a
consolidated remuneration of Rs.6,000/- p.m., on the analogy of rates
allowed to P.A’s (Retd) of M.P’s vide para (2) of G.O.Ms.No.439,
G.A.(OP.II) Department dated 27.12.2000.

v.

The expenditure towards salaries and fixed T.A. of the employees so
appointed as P.A. to the MLA be charged to the Establishment from which
he has been drafted.

vi.

In respect of the retired employee appointed as P.A., to the MLA the
expenditure towards consolidated remuneration shall be met by the
District Collector concerned from the Head of the Account of the District
Establishment.

vii.

The District Collectors shall take necessary steps to obtain requisition
from the MLA concerned and issue orders of appointment as PA to MLA
duly following the conditions (i) to (vi) mentioned above.

3. Certain representations were received by the Government from MLA’s for relaxation of the conditions/rules mentioned in the G.O.s first and second read above.

4. After careful examination of the matter and in view of the administrative convenience, Government hereby delegate the powers to the Chief Secretary to Government for relaxation of rules/conditions mentioned in the G.O’s first and second read above in the matter of appointment of PA’s to MLA’s.